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2 N‑SING The west of a place, country, or region is the part of it which is in the west. □ [+ of ] …physicists working at Bristol University in the west of England.

3 ADV [ADV after v] If you go west , you travel towards the west. □ [+ to ] We are going west to California.

4 ADV Something that is west of a place is positioned to the west of it. □ [+ of ] …their home town of Paisley, several miles west of Glasgow.

5 ADJ [ADJ n] The west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the west. □  …a small island off the west coast of South Korea.

6 ADJ [ADJ n] West is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the west of a larger area. □  Mark has been working in West Africa for about six months. □  …his West London home. □  …Charleston, West Virginia.

7 ADJ [ADJ n] A west wind is a wind that blows from the west.

8 N‑SING The West is used to refer to the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. □  …relations between Iran and the West.

west|bound /we stbaʊnd/ ADJ [ADJ n] Westbound roads or vehicles lead to or are travelling towards the west. □  Traffic is slow on the westbound carriageway of the M4. □  …the last westbound train to leave Chicago.

west|er|ly /we stə ^r li/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A westerly point, area, or direction is to the west or towards the west. □  …Finisterre, Spain's most westerly point.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A westerly wind blows from the west. □  …a prevailing westerly wind.

west|ern ◆◆◇ /we stə ^r n/ (westerns ) also Western

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Western means in or from the west of a region, state, or country. □  …hand-made rugs from Western and Central Asia. □  …Moi University, in western Kenya.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Western is used to describe things, people, ideas, or ways of life that come from or are associated with the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe. □  Mexico had the support of the big western governments. □  Those statements have never been reported in the Western media.

3 N‑COUNT A western is a book or film about life in the west of America in the nineteenth century, especially the lives of cowboys.

west|ern|er /we stə ^r nə ^r / (westerners ) also Westerner N‑COUNT A westerner is a person who was born in or lives in the United States, Canada, or Western, Northern, or Southern Europe. □  No westerner could fly in without a visa.

west|erni|za|tion /we stə ^r na I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ in BRIT, also use westernisation N‑UNCOUNT The westernization of a country, place, or person is the process of them adopting ideas and behaviour that are typical of Europe and North America, rather than preserving the ideas and behaviour traditional in their culture. □ [+ of ] This 18th century cartoon shows the westernization of Russian hair styles. □  The explosive growth in casinos is one of the most conspicuous signs of Westernisation.

west|ern|ized /we stə ^r na I zd/ in BRIT, also use westernised ADJ A westernized country, place, or person has adopted ideas and behaviour typical of Europe and North America, rather than preserving the ideas and behaviour that are traditional in their culture. □  …the influence of westernized forms of Hinduism.

west|ern|most /we stə ^r nmoʊst/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] The westernmost part of an area or the westernmost place is the one that is farthest towards the west. □  …the westernmost province of North Sudan.

We st Ge r|man (West Germans )

1 ADJ West German means belonging or relating to the part of Germany that was known as the Federal Republic of Germany before the two parts of Germany were united in 1990. West German also means belonging or relating to the people or culture of this part of Germany.